Michael Farr
Michael Farr
Michael Farris a British expert on the comic series The Adventures of Tintin and its creator, Hergé. He has written several books on the subject as well as translating several others into English. A former reporter, he has also written about other subjects...
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I think things overall look pretty good. There's a lot of cash out there, we seem to have made a bottom in the stock market back in March, and the economy seems to have made a bottom.
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I like Citigroup as a nice core holding. It's a big money-center bank. They do have some exposure, of course, to Salomon Smith Barney in the brokerage industry, ... This stock has pulled back in here, $44.95 a share. I think that it's going to grow those earnings at around 14 percent -- 11 times and 12 times earnings, that's a cheap stock.
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This is the time when we see what all these increasing inventories mean.
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The more you know about the job, the industry and the employer, the more likely you are to present yourself well in the interview.
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They've got a huge market share, ... They're the industry leader. American Power Conversion is growing earnings at about 18 percent.
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I warn people not to put too much emphasis on earnings. Look for jobs where you can hang your hat. Where you can be happy.
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Lots of employers don't want people around who aren't loyal,
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I think you're getting a bit of a safe haven -- stocks with earnings look good. If money is coming out of the Nasdaq, it is going into Dow stocks.
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Let's get back on that momentum boat, let's see if we can open our day-trading accounts again, ... But I can't help but think, where have you been for the past year? Haven't you learned anything? And wasn't it painful enough for you? Maybe we need some more pain, but I don't think we are going to get a lot more of it.
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I think we are looking for that next bit of information that's going to drive us.
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People are more likely to enjoy, stay in and be successful at a career that suits their interests and skills. For these reasons, they would be wise to spend some time considering what they want.
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The one sector you have to keep an eye on is pharmaceuticals. It seems to me, every time Mr. Gore opens his mouth, pharmaceuticals start to dip.
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The post-Labor Day rally, I wasn't sold on. The fact that we didn't really crash over summer, I thought was a terrific blessing. I think sentiment is going to drive the market from here. The numbers are there, the numbers have not changed. The economy has not changed, it is still good, slowing down a little bit. We've got a nice stable platform. Earnings for second quarter were fabulous. They ought to be pretty good, I think, coming in here to the third quarter.
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We need dollars being spent again, ... Most recessions always end because the consumer turns. I think a lot of it is going to be in the tech sector and the tech recovery. Most companies weren't spending on tech as they've been just desperately trying to make their quarterly numbers.